Minnow bucket



Jap. 16, 1951 W. KLATT MINNow BUCKET Filed Nov. U, 1947 Patented Jan. 16, i951 UNITED STATE l s This invention relates to new and useful im provements in buckets and the primary object of the present invention is to provide a minnow bucket so designed as to permit a supply of air to enter the same for retaining the minnow there in in a live condition.. v Another important object ofthe present invention is to provide apminnow bucket-including a. minnow receivingcontainer and novel and improved means for supplying air to the receptacle.

A further object of the present inventionis to provide a minnow bucket that is extremely small and compact in structure that will retain a large number ofminnows in a live condition for a long period of time.v

A still further aim of the present invention is to provide a minnow bucket of the aforementioned character that is simple and practical in construction, 'strong and reliable in use, relatively inexpensive to ,manufactura and' otherwise well adapted forgthepurposes for which the sameis intended.V f

Other objects and advantages reside in the details of construction and operation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, reference being had tothe accompanying drawings forming part hereof, wherein like numerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the present minnow bucket;

Figure 2 is a longitudinal vertical sectional view taken substantially through the center of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a transverse horizontal sectional View taken substantially on the plane of section line 3-3 of Figure 1, and;

Figure 4 is an enlarged fragmentary vertical sectional View of the upper portion of the pres ent minnow bucket, and showing the means for supplying air to the air chamber provided between the inner and outer walls of the outer container.

Referring now to the drawings in detail, wherein for the purpose of illustration, there is disclosed a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the numeral I represents a substantially cylindrical outer container generally, com* prising an annular outer wall I2, a bottom wail I 4, an annular upper wall portion i3 at the upper edge of the outer wall I2, and an inner annular Wall I8 integrally formed with the wall 'portion I6. The inner wall I8 is spaced relative to the outer wall i2 to provide an air chamber 2G, and the lower edge 22 of the inner wall I8 terminates adjacentthe bottom Wall I4' to provide an air passage 24,

3 Claims. (CL JFS-56) s PATENT( OFFICE William Klatt, Saco, Mont. Application November 17, 1947, Serial No. 786,390

Projecting outwardly through a suitable aperture provided in the wall` portion I3, is an ex ternally threadedai-r nipple 26A thatisnormally retainedin a .closed position by an. internally threaded closure, cap 28.

Positioned -within the outer container I0, is an inner container 30, the outer periphery of which is loosely embraced by the inner wall I8 to provider a further air chamber 32. The lupper edge of this inner container 30 is turned out- Y. wardly to provide an annular bearing'iange 34 that frictionally bears upon the wallportion I6. This flange 34 is provided with a slot or opening- 3S that loosely engages the` closure cap 28 where-r by the inner container may be removed from the outer container without restrictions;

l Hinged to'the flange 34, as at 38, is a perfo-` rated, annular closure. plate. 40, the edges of which normally bear upon the flange 34. This closure plate 4I! is provided with a suitable handl grip .42 rfacilitating Vthe removal of vthe inner container from within theoutercontainer.

In order to retain the closure platell in" a normally closed position, there is provided a lug 44 projecting outwardly from the flange 34 that lockably engages a notch 4B provided in the free end of a pivotal latch 48 mounted on the closure plate.. This' lug is provided with an enlarged head or shouldered portion' 5|) that prevents disengagement of the latch with the lug as the inner container is removed from the outer container.

To facilitate the carrying of the entire minnow bucket, including the inner and outer container, there is provided a pivotal carrying bail 52 carried by the outer wall IZ of the outer container.

It should be noted, that the inner container is provided with air perforations 54 that communicate with chambers 2,0 and 32.

In'practical use of the present invention, the outer cylindrical container I0 is filled partially with water and the cap 28 is applied to the nipple 26. The inner container 30 is then inserted into the outer container I0 and water is forced into the chamber 20. The level of the water in the chamber 2!) is below the level of the water in the inner container 30 since air in the upper portion of the chamber 20 is compressed as the column of water rises in the chamber 20.

Water in the chamber 20 is available to the fish in the inner container 30, also, as the water in the inner container 3S] is forced into the chamber 20, upon tilting of the entire device, a certain amount of air in the upper end of the chamber 20 will tend to be forced through the 3 perforations 54 and into the inner container 30, thereby increasing the volume of water in the chamber 20 and reducing the volume of air in the chamber 20.

In order to replace the volume of air in the l container 30.

In view of the foregoing description taken in conjunction with the accompanyingi drawings;v it is believed that a clear understanding.; of the..

construction, operation .pand advantages of' the device will be quite apparent to those skilled in this art A' s more'1 detailed description" isaccordinglydeemed unnecessary. Y

Itl is to bef understood; however; that even thoughA there is hereiny shown and c lescribed a. preferred embodiment of thevinvention the'sam'e is susceptible'- to certain changesfullylcomprehendedby the" spirit'of the invention as herein' described` and the scope ofthe appended claims;

Having describedthe" inventionfwhat is claimed as; new is:

1. A Iminnow' bucket" comprising` an outerv con'.- tainer having Yspaced inner. and" outer Wallsdeiiiring an; air chamber, ariupper wallljoining said innerV and outer walls and* having" an' air vent' for said chamber, a, closure* controlling' said? air venti, an inneri container having openings therecommunicating with saidg air 'chamber-,1 ciosure; meansfr 'saidf inner container; and means' for' locking said last-mentioned closure fin a closed position to'said upperwall,A said"innerccntainer having aflanged portionfsuported on theL upperwallv of' said outer; container-L' 4 Y 2. A minnow bucket comprising an outer container having inner and outer spaced walls and an upper Wall joining the inner and outer walls, an inner container positioned in said outer container and having a flange portion bearing against Vthe upper wall of said outer container, an outlet nipple carried by the upper wall of said outer container for supplying air to said outerr container, afclosure cap for saidinipple, a hinged closure for saidv inner container, and means for locking said closure in a closed position to said upper wall, said flange portion havingaffsiot receiving the nipple.

3. A. minnow bucket comprising an outer bucket including an outer wall, a bottom wall andlanginneffwalkspaced relative to said outer Wall, an upper wall connecting the upper edges of"` said inner and outer Walls, an inner container embraced by said inner` wall, said inner and outer walls'fd'eiiningffan` air chamber; said inner containerlfiaviiigA openings communicating with saidfair chamber, a nipplecarried byv said upper' wall'fo1-= supplying air to" said chamber, a perforatedclosure forsaidinner container, and means for locking said closureina-closed position, said inner-container `havingl a flangedV portion-resting upon thefupper` wall of said outer container; said angedportion having a'peripherall slot receiving` said? nipple.

WILLIAMFKLATT'.

REFERENCES; CITED The` following references are of record inv the file of this patent:

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Numberf Name' Datei 668,'899 Ayers Feb; 26,119'01 1405962v Marsh. Deer-20,`r 1938 225525134; 'ThomasV Sept. 9,1941 2,272,561 Hubbell Feb. 10,1' 1942 

